Beniamino scarinci



(No Model.)

B. SGARINOI. SHOE.

No. 519,555. Patented May 8, 1894.

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BENIAM INO SOARINOI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 519,556, dated May 8,1894.

Application filed Nov mb r 17, 1893. Serial No. 491,261. (No model.)

' is to produce a blank for such ashoe wherein the major portion of theshoe is cut from a single piece of leather with less waste than in shoesof this type as now made, and whereby a durable, neat and well shapedshoe may be produced.

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a plan view of the blank. Fig. 2, is aside view showing the blank ready for the last.

In making this blank I cut the leather upon substantially the linesshown in Fig. 1,where A indicates the vamp; B, B designate the counterswhich are separated from the central portion G, which forms the front bythe two lines on the. side thereof, substantially straight as shown,thus forming thefront boundary strips of the openingfor the goring asshown in Fig. 2. Extending about midway of the severed portions G, aretwo slits terminating preferably in the curved slits near or at theinstep, which latter slits, it will be observed, merge into the sideslits which separate the side portions G from the side counters.) Out inthis way the front strip,D, is formed with the two front gore stripsattached thereto and extending along each side thereof. When these partsare placed in position for the last and shaped, a space, K, of

substantially trapezoidal form is made on each side of the instep, whichspaces are to be filled in with separate pieces of leather or othermaterial, preferably of the lighter grade than themain body of the shoe.For this purpose kid, kangaroo, or patent leather, may be employed, anddifferent colors may be used in these pieces if desired.

It'is obvious that I may cut the leather from a single thickness,as"shown,0r I may double the leather and cut the two sidesat one time,since both sides of the blank are symmetrical with reference to acentral line; and any suitable ineans may of course be employed forcutting the material, whether by hand or by machinery. A shoe made fromthis blank presents a neat appearance, and owing to the fact that thereare fewer seams than in shoes of this kind ordinarily made, it is verydurable.

The rear portion G of the goring openings may be formed of a singlepiece of material suitably shaped, or of two pieces meeting at the backin the usual manner. Elastics are fitted as goring in the openingsshown, and the shoe may be finished by suitable ornamentation and properstitching as de sired. It will be observed that the blank I havedescribed and shown, is composed of' the vamp, counters, and front, allin one piece, whereby there is no loss of material whatever in formingthese parts; and I find that with such a blank the shoe can be'readilyand easily shaped and by experience the saving is found to be about tenper cent.

I claim as my invention- The herein described integral shoe blank,consisting of the vamp, A, counters, B, B, of sufficient length to meetat the back of the heel, withthe front,strip, D, forming, in conjunctionwith the counters and the front gore pieces attached to the said stripand secured to the counters, the trapezoidal openings, K,

BENLAMINO SOARINCI.

Witnesses:

R. T. FRAZIER, HARRY Y. DAVIS.

